diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/mips-cm.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/mips-cm.h
index 2e4180797b21..cfdbab015769 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mips-cm.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mips-cm.h
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ BUILD_CM_R_(config,		MIPS_CM_GCB_OFS + 0x00)
 BUILD_CM_RW(base,		MIPS_CM_GCB_OFS + 0x08)
 BUILD_CM_RW(access,		MIPS_CM_GCB_OFS + 0x20)
 BUILD_CM_R_(rev,		MIPS_CM_GCB_OFS + 0x30)
+BUILD_CM_RW(err_control,	MIPS_CM_GCB_OFS + 0x38)
 BUILD_CM_RW(error_mask,		MIPS_CM_GCB_OFS + 0x40)
 BUILD_CM_RW(error_cause,	MIPS_CM_GCB_OFS + 0x48)
 BUILD_CM_RW(error_addr,		MIPS_CM_GCB_OFS + 0x50)
@@ -266,6 +267,12 @@ BUILD_CM_Cx_R_(tcid_8_priority,	0x80)
 #define CM_REV_CM2_5				CM_ENCODE_REV(7, 0)
 #define CM_REV_CM3				CM_ENCODE_REV(8, 0)
 
+/* GCR_ERR_CONTROL register fields */
+#define CM_GCR_ERR_CONTROL_L2_ECC_EN_SHF	1
+#define CM_GCR_ERR_CONTROL_L2_ECC_EN_MSK	(_ULCAST_(0x1) << 1)
+#define CM_GCR_ERR_CONTROL_L2_ECC_SUPPORT_SHF	0
+#define CM_GCR_ERR_CONTROL_L2_ECC_SUPPORT_MSK	(_ULCAST_(0x1) << 0)
+
 /* GCR_ERROR_CAUSE register fields */
 #define CM_GCR_ERROR_CAUSE_ERRTYPE_SHF		27
 #define CM_GCR_ERROR_CAUSE_ERRTYPE_MSK		(_ULCAST_(0x1f) << 27)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index 6c7f9d7e92b3..9ea6959cd5bb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/mips-cm.h>
 #include <asm/mips-r2-to-r6-emul.h>
+#include <asm/mips-cm.h>
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
 #include <asm/mipsmtregs.h>
 #include <asm/module.h>
@@ -1644,6 +1645,65 @@ __setup("nol2par", nol2parity);
  */
 static inline void parity_protection_init(void)
 {
+#define ERRCTL_PE	0x80000000
+#define ERRCTL_L2P	0x00800000
+
+	if (mips_cm_revision() >= CM_REV_CM3) {
+		ulong gcr_ectl, cp0_ectl;
+
+		/*
+		 * With CM3 systems we need to ensure that the L1 & L2
+		 * parity enables are set to the same value, since this
+		 * is presumed by the hardware engineers.
+		 *
+		 * If the user disabled either of L1 or L2 ECC checking,
+		 * disable both.
+		 */
+		l1parity &= l2parity;
+		l2parity &= l1parity;
+
+		/* Probe L1 ECC support */
+		cp0_ectl = read_c0_ecc();
+		write_c0_ecc(cp0_ectl | ERRCTL_PE);
+		back_to_back_c0_hazard();
+		cp0_ectl = read_c0_ecc();
+
+		/* Probe L2 ECC support */
+		gcr_ectl = read_gcr_err_control();
+
+		if (!(gcr_ectl & CM_GCR_ERR_CONTROL_L2_ECC_SUPPORT_MSK) ||
+		    !(cp0_ectl & ERRCTL_PE)) {
+			/*
+			 * One of L1 or L2 ECC checking isn't supported,
+			 * so we cannot enable either.
+			 */
+			l1parity = l2parity = 0;
+		}
+
+		/* Configure L1 ECC checking */
+		if (l1parity)
+			cp0_ectl |= ERRCTL_PE;
+		else
+			cp0_ectl &= ~ERRCTL_PE;
+		write_c0_ecc(cp0_ectl);
+		back_to_back_c0_hazard();
+		WARN_ON(!!(read_c0_ecc() & ERRCTL_PE) != l1parity);
+
+		/* Configure L2 ECC checking */
+		if (l2parity)
+			gcr_ectl |= CM_GCR_ERR_CONTROL_L2_ECC_EN_MSK;
+		else
+			gcr_ectl &= ~CM_GCR_ERR_CONTROL_L2_ECC_EN_MSK;
+		write_gcr_err_control(gcr_ectl);
+		gcr_ectl = read_gcr_err_control();
+		gcr_ectl &= CM_GCR_ERR_CONTROL_L2_ECC_EN_MSK;
+		WARN_ON(!!gcr_ectl != l2parity);
+
+		pr_info("Cache parity protection %sabled\n",
+			l1parity ? "en" : "dis");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	switch (current_cpu_type()) {
 	case CPU_24K:
 	case CPU_34K:
@@ -1654,11 +1714,8 @@ static inline void parity_protection_init(void)
 	case CPU_PROAPTIV:
 	case CPU_P5600:
 	case CPU_QEMU_GENERIC:
-	case CPU_I6400:
 	case CPU_P6600:
 		{
-#define ERRCTL_PE	0x80000000
-#define ERRCTL_L2P	0x00800000
 			unsigned long errctl;
 			unsigned int l1parity_present, l2parity_present;